Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Vegetable fern

Sturnira nana compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Diplazium
Species	Sturnira nana	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.